Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-22
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 4.0)
The chart is illustrate the percentage of household in owned and rented accommodation in england and wales between 1918 and 2011. white symbol show owner and black symbol show rent house.
owner accommodation was very low around at 21 percentage. then it increase in 1961 around at 40 percentage. ower house increase peack up 70 percentage in 2001. then it was normally low in 2011.
rent accommadtiomn was very high in 1918 around at 75 percentage. then it was very decrease in 1961 around at 59%. in 1991 rented household is very decrease 50%. 2011 year rented house was 35 percentages.
overall, in past time rented household was very high point. and owner household was very low. but, after 93 year owner household was important and rented household was not as important. but very tuch to peak point was rented hosehold. it was show many diffrents two charts especally, owned householsd and rented household. rented house was more important in past year.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response attempts to address the task by reporting information from the chart regarding households in owned and rented accommodation between 1918 and 2011. However, the execution is very weak. While some main features are mentioned, such as the initial high percentage of rented homes (77% in 1918) and the rise in homeownership, the data reporting contains significant inaccuracies and misinterpretations (e.g., claiming 1991 rented households dropped to 50% when the chart shows 32%, and confusing the 2001 peak of 69% for owned homes). Furthermore, the overview is extremely confused and fails to clearly summarize the overarching trends. Ideas are poorly developed, placing this performance at Band 4.0 according to the descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The organization of the response lacks logical progression and clarity. The text is broken into very short, disjointed sentences and paragraphs that do not guide the reader effectively through the data. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, with repetitive transitions like 'then' dominating the structure. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas is erratic and fails to create a coherent overall arrangement. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow which data points are being compared. These features align with the Band 4 descriptors for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and heavily reliant on direct lifting or crude paraphrasing from the prompt (e.g., 'household in owned and rented accommodation'). There are numerous severe lexical errors and spelling mistakes throughout the text, such as 'accommadtiomn', 'peack up', 'normally low', and 'tuch'. These errors and the extremely limited range of vocabulary frequently strain the reader and obscure the intended meaning, matching the criteria for a Band 4.0 in Lexical Resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical structure of the response is extremely limited. The writer relies heavily on simple sentence forms, and attempts at more complex structures or verb tense usage result in frequent, severe errors (e.g., 'The chart is illustrate', 'owner house increase peack up', 'rented household is very decrease 50%'). Punctuation and capitalization are frequently ignored or incorrect (e.g., lowercase 'england and wales'). Errors are constant and often distort the meaning, placing this performance firmly in Band 4.0 for grammatical range and accuracy.
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